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FOUR MEDFORD (OREOOIf) "I very bodj tn Southern Oregon Reads The Mall Tribune Published Dally Except Saturday" by 17-29 North fir St. Phone 11-6141 ROBERT W RUHL, Editor HERB GREY. Advertising Manager GERAXJD LATHAM Business Manager ERIC ALLEN JR. Maaaging Editor IAR1. H ADAMS Citv Editor HARRY CHIP MAN, Telegraph Editor RICHARD JEWETT 5 porta &3or OUVE ST ARC HER Soewty Editor DALE ERICK3QN QrcuiattoD Mgr. An Independent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Medford Oregon, under Act oi Marcn 3. laa? SUBSCRIPTION RATES St Ull In Advanra: Per CODY 10. Daily and Sunday One year 12.00 n.ii .nrf Rimriis month 6.50 Daily and Sunday Three mo. -50 aunnay Jtuj imm year o-s. By Carrier In Advance Medford, Ashland. Central Point. Eagle Point. i.trnniHii Oold Hill. Phoenix. Ehadv Cove Roru River. Talent. and on motor routes; Daily and Sunday One year $18-00 Dally and Sunday One month 1-25 Carrier and ueaiers oc p ww Ail lermi Casii in AQvsnce Official Paper of the City of Medford Official Psper el Jachion Connty United Press Full Leased wire MEMBER OP AUDIT BUREAU or CtKUULAiiun Aoverusing hebiwiuw"'- WKST-HOLL.IDAY COMPANY ISC Offices In New York. Chicago. De troit San Francisco. Los Angeles. Seattle Portland. St. Louis Atlanta. Vsnouver B C NATIONAL EDITORIAL lAsgoClgN WV NEWSPAPER. PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the filea of The Mail Tribune 10, 20. 30 and 10 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO June 16. 194S (It wai Monday) The ritualistic team of the Medford Elks lodge No. 1168 wins state championship at the Elks' state convention at Baker. From Arthur Perry's Ye SmudgePot column: The Harry Watson boy Ralph was 13 years old the past week. He had a par ty, and went to the round-up and a softball game. 20 YEARS AGO June 18, 1938 (It was Tuesday) iavnr Oeoree W. Porter wel comes to Medford a member of Canadian royalty. Considerable damage to Rogue valley crops Inflicted over week end by rain, wind and thunder storms. ' ' 30 YEARS AGO June 16. 1928 (It was Wednesday) The auto tourist traffic to and through Medford was recorded at 75 yesterday, the highest daily number this year. The Swift Specific company is celebrating the 100th anniver sary of S.S.S. this year. 40 YEARS AGO June 16, 1916 (It was Friday) Robert Peloupe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Peloupe of Eagle Point, receives appoint ment to West Point: leaves Thursday for Los Angeles. From Local and Personal col umn: Sprague Reigel, of Gold Hill, came up to Medford yester day for Inspection of the coast artillery corps. What's the Answer? 1. The Johnson-Knowland bill to regulate campaign spending. co-sponsored last February by 85 of the Senate's 98 members, has or has not passed the upper house? 2. According to the calendar the first day of summer is May 1, June 2, June 21, July 1, or July 12? 3. Albacore tuna fish in the Pacific stay close to the Cali fornia coast, range as far north as Alaska, or cross the ocean to Japan? 4. Texas is much larger than Alaska, or Alaska is much larger or are they about the same size? 5. The word "flammable" means the same thing as "in flammable"; right or wrong? 6. France will or will not sup port a Moroccan application for admission to the U.N.? 7. Nepotism is a nervous dis ease, favoritism for relatives, or an Oriental religion? The answers: 1. Still In Sen ate committee. 2. June 2L 3. Some known to cross to Japan. 4. Alaska is much larger. S. Right. 6. Will support. 7. Favor itism shown to relatives. MIND OF HER OWN Detroit (U.PJ When Mere dith Tigel, 20, was graduated from the University of Detroit Thursday night she gained a de gree and a reputation for having a mind of her own. Although her father, mother, four aunts and an uncle are aU school teachers, the attractive young graduate is breaking the chain by seeking a career in business. MAIL THIBUWZ It's Up to "Ike" The health of President Eisenhower was not an issue in the recent primary campaign. We see no reason why it can't be kept out of the presidential campaign. We don't mean it should not be considered by the voters, it will be and should be. But we mean that no good will be served by mak ing the presidential health a matter of partisan de bate, one side of course playing down the effects of the ills he has suffered and the other playing them up. CUCH a partisan controversy would be futile, slight ly indecent and settle nothing. For when it comes to the matter of health, and par ticularly "life expectancy" in the upper brackets, the better the doctor the less he is inclined to glibly pre dict what may, or may not happen in the future. As George Washington remarked: "the event is in the hand of God." President Eisenhower may live to be 100 ; he may reach the end of the trail tomorrow. No one can tell. No one can know, least of all the politicians-on eith er side of the aisle. So why not dismiss the subject entirely? THERE is another point in favor of such action. President Eisenhower has made the fact crystal clear that WHEN and IF he has any doubt about his physical ability to carry on for four more years, and do the job as the people of the country deserve to have it done, he will "not choose to run" and will announce the fact himself. We oppose the President on many of his policies, especially in the domestic field in contrast to the for eign, but we have never questioned his integrity, or doubted for a moment, that when he makes a pledge he will carry it out. WE are quite aware of the pressures that will be brought upon him to "save his party and the country" by seeking another term, nor do we share the naive judgment of many of his worshippers that he is above playing politics ; but we do have complete con fidence that in this case, he is not only the best judge nf tii'a MnaViiliHes rmt. that, ho will hp nhsolutelv hon- lest with himself and the American people, regarding tnem. So as far as this paper to leave it there. So that's THAT! If tho PreciHonf snva ho tles it as far as we are concerned. If he says he "isn't" ok again, for surely no candidate for the highest of- tice in tne iana, snouia oe iorcea inw me wmte House against his better judgment, or contrary to his appraisal of his abilities to do justice to the demands of such an arduous task. So once again, as far as we are concerned, "It's up to Ike." R.W.R. Pardon The Smile There wasn't much to laugh about in the recent primary. There promises to be even less in the approa ching national campaign. ' But the undersigned did get a smile out of the fol lowing from the esteemed and staunchly Republican Corvallis Gazette-Times, quote: "A news release states that 'Doug McKay, Republican nominee for United States senator, and Phil Hitchcock, who was his primary rival for the nomination, are joining forces for four campaign trips in two weeks.' "This sort of cooperation and good feeling by the two for mer rivals for one of Oregon's most important elective posi- tions shows the stuff both men are made of. That they could renew a friendship after a bitter campaign struggle is all the more remarkable." "A bitter camnaim struerele !" The recent campaign between Messers. McKay and Hitchcock was about as much of a "struggle" and as "bitter," as the "grand right and left" at the OSC reunion of the class of " If either aspirant said anything even slightly un complimentary about his GOP opponent it never reached this office, and as a whole the fact there was a contest was practically Such an "Alphonse-Gaston" sham-battle has nev er been equalled in the political history oi this state. . HITCHCOCK carried Jackson County and made a cnnrl shnwinp- in the state but not because of any campaign, bitter or otherwise he waged against his Detter-Known ana more expenenceu uppunenu When Hitchcock wasn't pinning roses on McKay and vice versa both men were joining hands and brick-bats in heaping abuse on Wayne Morse. The only rivalry was which could get in the best and most damaging licks. Secretary. McKay won out in this de partment as he did in the election. r ...... AS TO REVEALING "the stuff both men are made of" we regret the Gazette-Times did not particu larize in some detail. What in its omnion. was the "stuff" thus exposed to public view? It couldn't of course. And tnere couia naraiy De any reierence iu tha stuffed shirt type of 100 political partisanship which places party loyalty above loyalty to principle. What was it? We believe there are many who would like to know. R. W. R. Communications Letter to the Editor roust bear the nam end address of the writer althouxb under certain drcum itancea tn use of a Den name or Initial for publication is Dermle tible. The Mall Tribune reserves the rlcbt to edit aU letters with an eve to clarification and condense, tlon Letters submitted (or tmbllca. Uoa must not exceed 400 srorda Honest People To the Editor A suitcase of clothing belonging to us was lost oft June S between the Califor Friday, June IS, 1938 is concerned we are going is fit to run. ok. that set 1956 ! never mentioned, by either, be "stuff AND nonsense," nia-Oregon line and Weed, Calif. It was found and returned the following morning. In the excite ment of getting it back, we neg lected to obtain the name and address of the finders. If they read this, would they call or send us their name and address? Getting back the suitcase and all its contents proves that there really are some honest peo ple, after all. Mrs. Harlan Levtzow v. S17 Western ve. Medford, Ore. U.P. Writer Classifies News, Balancing Good By CHARLES M. McCANN United Press Correspondent The week's good and bad news on the international bal ance sheet: The Good 1. Argentina's provisional gov ernment quickly crushed an at tempted counter-revolution by supporters of ousted dictator In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS Russian propaganda: Moscow radio has broadcast a claim that RUSSIA TRIED TO STOP THE BOMBING OF JA JAN IN WORLD WAR II. The broadcast charged that the Uni ted States A-bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki as what it called "a political threat to the people of various countries." TTERE'S the answer to it: Former President Truman, who made the final decision to drop the bombs, says in Paris, where he is vacationing: "THAT'S JUST A LIE, MADE OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH IN THE USUAL RUSSIAN MAN NER." SPHERE are many times and this is one of them when one just can't help admiring the little man. When he says it, no body can have any doubt as to what he means. THAT brings up another story a VFRV Intprfkatincr nno It is referred to in this brief dispatch from Travis Air Force base, in the San Francisco bay area: A party of ten Hiroshima maidens, . their good looks re stored by the miracle of Ameri can plastic surgery, came down from the skies in California in a military air transport plane yes terday evening most of them to spend their last night in the Uni ted States. Then they head back for Japan. One of them, Mitsuki Kura- moto, is to remain with her aunt and uncle in Gardena for a visit. She won't go back to Japan until late in July or early in August WHEN THE NEXT CROP OF HIROSHIMA MAIDENS return home. 'THESE Japanese girls were victims of the atom bombs that fell on Hiroshima and Naga saki. They were TRAGIC vic tims. Their faces were horribly burned. If you are a young wom an, with your life ahead of you, I think you will agree that you would much rather be killed outright than to have to go through life so terribly muti lated as to be a hideous sight. Well A few people in our country gathered up enough money to bring these victims of the new weapon that had entered war fare to America. For years, they have been under treatment in the plastic surgery hospitals we have, nearly all of them in the East. The results are described as nothing short of marvelous. Almost without exception, their good looks have been restored, and they are now NORMAL young women, facing normal lives. The Eastern newspapers have printed touching stories about them. Without exception, they are DEEPLY grateful. And they are RIOTOUSLY happy. Their happiness has brought tears to the eyes of nearly every Ameri can who has seen and talked with them. It is a warm and human story. It typifies the REAL Ameri can. riUR country is now engaged v in a COLD WAR with Rus sia. In this cold war, we are not only strengthening our arma ments and the armaments of our allies throughout the world. We are paying heavy taxes to pro- viae tne money with which to BUILD UP the peoDle who are our friends already and the mil lions of other people whom we want to make our friends. We are trying to make life BETTER for people throughout the earth. hoping that by doing so we may keep them out of the clutches of our enemy. I'm not too sure that in spend ing money lavishly throughout the world we are making the kind of friends we will need in the pinches. I'm not at all enthu siastic over the prospect of en gaging in a contest with Russia to see who can spend the most money on do-gooder projects. But I'm CERTAIN that if we can get over to the rest of the world the basic difference be- twen America and Russia we'll DO ALL RIGHT. VyHAT has Russia done for the " people she has conquered Poland, Czechoslovakia, etc.? Everybody knows what she has done. She has MADE SLAVES of them. That is In sharp contrast with what the United States has done in the case of Japan and Ger many whom we fought and conquered. These Hiroshima maidens are a shining example of the difference between Amer ica and Russia. Juan D. Peron. An uprising by Peronistas had been foreseen ever since Peron was thrown out last September and forced into exile in Panama. The revolt broke out Sunday night. The government, under President Pedro E. Aramburu, declared martial law. The uprising was smashed within a few hours. Forty-five rebel leaders includ ing former Gen. Juan Jose Valle were executed summarily. The rebels had planned to make him president as a place-holder for Peron. Confident that the threat to it had been wiped out, the government then lifted the state of martial law. 2. Spain agreed to hand over its zone in Morocco to Sultan Mohammed ben Youssef by June 27. Mohammed will now rule over all of Morocco. France had granted independence to its Moroccan protectorate last March 2. In a move to safeguard its important air and naval bases in Morocco, the United States set up an embassy in Rabat, the Sultan's capital. It win now negotiate direct with the Sultan a new agreement on the bases. 3. French Premier Guy Mol let, after winning the backing of Parliament in a series of confi dence votes for his domestic and foreign policies, sent Foreign Minister Christian Plneau to confer with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles in Washing ton. Pineau hoped to get Ameri can support for its policy in Algeria. Especially he sought assurance that the United States would oppose any attempt by the Arab countries to put the Algerian issue before the Uni ted Nations Security Council. Babson Philosophizes Over Question: What Is Wealth? By ROGER W. BABSON Babson Park, Mass. I meet many interesting people, espe cially when in Florida where, during the winter, bril liant minds gravitate. As I have just re turned to Massachusetts, I wish to men tion five such men. One of these Bocer w. Babson men is an in ternational oil expert who has just returned from Arabia. He states that a small area in the Far East contains more oil than all other sections of the world. He doesn't believe that World War III will happen during our lifetime; but if it does, the war will be for the control of this fabulous wealth of oil. He says: "Arabia is where the . United Nations' headquarters should be located!" Another very interesting man, one of the nation s greatest 'fundamental physicits," is in terested only in studying atoms. He thinks that our banks, fac tories, and stores are mere "pea nuts;" and that I should not waste time studying them. He talks of the marvelous possi bilities from rearrangement of atoms so as to make anything cheaply perhaps life itself and the securing of free power from or through the air. Another interesting man is one who has just returned from excavating the - great city of Carthage in Northern Africa. Here are found seven layers of cities, averaging some 75 feet, one below the other. All were once rich and powerful; all but the last have been destroyed. This man would not own any property in any vulnerable large city. He says: "The safest invest ment is a small, fertile, well- watered farm in the center of the United States." Based on all previous history, he foresees within ICQ years a complete col lapse of our experiment with Democracy," to be followed by a dictatorship and later a mon archy. My next choice is a famous parapsychologist from a leading university. He is studying the most advanced methods of psy chic communication, including clairvoyance, telepathy, and other extrasensory powers. He hasn't much use for telephone wires or even present methods of broadcasting. To hear him talk, you would think we were still living in the "Stone Age," with little realization of our powers to think or communi cate. My last visitor was shab bily dressed man who had trav eled over a thousand miles to discuss "Beauty," which to him included architecture, paintings, music, jewelry, and even per fume. "These," he said, "are the few things which we find in the oldest tombs of the wealthiest Egyptian Pharaohs." He believes these are the best investments today. To enjoy these things, he claims that they do not need to be heard, or seen, or touched; but that Beauty is something we enjoy through our thoughts and that, like gravity waves, it can penetrate any enclosure. w When I praised certain neb Week's vs. Bad The Bad 1. It was announced that new Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri T. Shepilov had accepted an in vitation to visit Greece on his forthcoming Middle Eastern tour, in addition to Egypt, Syria and Lebanon. The visit to Greece will enable Shepilov to meddle in the Cyprus dispute between Greece and Great Brit ain. His tour spelled trouble for the Western Allies. In Egypt, where he was due Saturday, Shepilov was expected to offer the Arab nations support in their encouragement of the re bellion against France in Al geria. 2. The Cyprus dispute became still angrier when Britain de ported Archimandrite (abbot) Kallinikos Macheriotis of the Greek Orthodox Church from London. He was accused of at tempting to raise money from Greeks in Britain to support the insurgents who are conducting a campaign of violence in Cy prus. Prime Minister Anthony Eden reaffirmed that Britain will not give in to the attempt to force it, by revolt, to give the island to Greece. 3. Eden was expected to an nounce within two weeks a big cut in defense spending. The cut is due partly to the need for drastic economies. But it is part ly due also to Eden's conception that H-bomb strategy makes it necessary to revise Britain's de fense structure. He plans to re duce conventional military strength and concentrate more closely on long range aerial war fare. The cuts, in the United States viewpoint, are part of a let-up in Allied defense strength due to Russia's sweetness and light campaign. men like Andrew Mellon for buying famous paintings and establishing great art museums, he considered me very material istic and frowned upon the thought that Beauty could be "purchased." His parting words were: Read your Bible, espe cially the 12th chapter of Eccle siastes and the 13th chapter of First Corinthians." The actual Bible which I read was published in 1549 by my ancestor, the Rev. John Rogers, who later was "burned at the stake" in London for looking ahead. After reviewing these five visitors, I wonder if there may not be a time ahead of us when the possessing of some thing not now considered of value may be recognized as the only true wealth. The Old Testa ment Prophets may have had it in mind when they talked about "Jehovah"; Jesus, when He talked about "Love"; and the early church leaders when they wrote of the "Holy Spirit.' Most religions now use these words in their creeds; but very few of their followers, includ ing those of us who call our selves "Christian," treat these unseen forces as wealth. This is not surprising, as it took our ancestors a million years to awake to the power of electric ity. It is even possible that the atoms of the physicists may also be "peanuts." I don't know. I am inclined to believe that too many of us are wasting our lives in things that do not really help to give us wealth, happi ness, or power. Perhaps real wealth is something that cannot be touched, or seen, or even de posited in a bank or kept in a safe-deposit box. I do, however, forecast that the time will come when it will be recognized that wealth is not what nearly every one now considers "wealth" to be. Congressional Quiz (Copyright, 195 Conrrefsionai Quarterly) Q Under Article n of the Constitution, the President is empowered to make treaties "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate." How many Sen ators must concur in a treaty: (a) a majority of those present; (b) a majority of the member-' ship; (c) two-thirds of those i present; (d) two-thirds of the membership? A Two-thirds of those pres ent, tha Constitution says. ; 231 EAST SIXTH ST. SMOKED MUTTON PORK SLICED Ham Hocks ROAST SAUSAGE BACON 151.0. 19 Lb. 29' lb. 29Lb. Primary Voters Seen Unexcited;Cost High For Early Campaigns Washington (CQ) The four- month Presidential preference derby left about three-fourths of the registered voters unex cited, despite the expenditure of almost $1 million, 5,000 man hours and at least 225,000 miles of travel by the two most active candidates. With the bulk of the states having reported complete re turns, overall voter participation m 1H5B dropped to 27.7 per cent. compared to 34.3 per cent in 1952. What's more important is that the 1956 turnout was also pro portionately smaller. A smaller number of voters cast their bal lots in 1956 from a larger pool of registered voters; a larger num ber of voters balloted from a smaller pool in 1952. Many Eligible , The figures, compiled by Con gressional Quarterly, show 38.6 million voters eligible to ballot in 1952 in 15 states where Presi dential primaries were held, with 13.2 million going to the polls. In 1956, CQ estimates there were 39.6 million voters eligible to vote in 17 Presidential pref erence primaries and H million 27.7 per cent of the eligibles went to the polls. This percent age may creep up when the of- nciai returns are tabulated in California, Montana and South Dakota but the change would not be more than 1 percentage point. The percentage of the total vote polled by Republicans and Democrats in 1952 and 1956 switched. In 1952, the Republi cans, spurred by primary batUes between President Eisenhower and the late Sen. Robert A. Taft (R-Ohio), polled 59 per cent of the vote. The Democrats, with only Sen. Estes Kefauver (D- Tenn.) entered in nearly aU the lusz primaries, polled 41 per cent. In 1956, the Republicans man aged 45 per cent of the total vote as their share. The GOP points out, however, it had no primary battles this year, with President Eisenhower receiving only token opposition for the party's Presidential nomination They also say that their share of the total vote, percentagewise, is higher than the Democrat's share in 1952. Demos Pull Higher The Democrats, with Kefauver and Adlai E. Stevenson in open competition in the primaries for me nomination, pulled 55 per cent of the total vote. The party's strategists contend this shows Democratic trend in 1956. Re publicans scoff , at this claim point to the states like Illinois and Pennsylvania where the President outpolled Stevenson when both were on the ballot. The cost of the primaries in dollars and cents, miles traveled, and man hours worked, is incal culable. But some minimum es timates can be made' CQ recently estimated it cost Stevenson and Kefauver a min imum of $500 a day to maintain a staff and carry out the most frugal type of campaign. Steven SEARS aJasJ with. Extension Tines Was $147.50 - 2 Only 135 NOW 2.75 H.P. Motor Fast Attachment Change-Over Cuts 21" Path with Extension Tines 11" in diameter Digs 9" Deep otj(xt& money Jaai' JlHIi J 40 South Central son has been an announced can didate for 204 days; Kefauver 177 days. Total cost: $190,500. This does not include other costs, such as television appear ances, newspaper advertisements and operation of a primary day organization, paid for in the main by state groups supporting the respective candidates. A con servative estimate on this cost for both candidates is $310,000. Cost of Trips Add to this cost of the two trips through the West by New York Gov. Averell Harriman, recently announced candidate for the Democratic nomination; the undisclosed cost of Demo cratic Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson's campaign for control of the Tex as convention delegation and state organization; the cost to Republicans for turning out the GOP voters in their primaries and it is possible to arrive at an overall figure of $1 million for the primaries. Most observers agree this is on the conservative side and could be higher. But no one will know because there Is no fed eral law requiring overall re porting of primary expenditures and the candidates have refused to disclose the figures volun tarily. Man hours expended searching for voter support and delegate strength -is set at 2,500 hours of a possible 3,744 smce Jan. 2, 1956. This averages out to 16 hours -a day for Stevenson and Kefauver. It does not include the hours worked by members of their staffs in aiding their drive for the nomination. Many Miles Travelled Travel-wise, one observer has totalled the travels of the two men and estimated the total at 225,000 miles. Here again the figure does not show travel for aides touring the country de veloping organizations to sup port the candidates. In 1952, President Eisenhower used the primaries as a spring board to the Republican nomina tion. In 1956, Republicans used the primaries as an effective road-block to any challengers to the President. In 1952, Stevenson did not enter a single primary and won the nomination on the third bal lot. Kefauver, on the basis of his 1952 showing, contended he had the real "grass-roots" support of Democratic voters. He set out to prove the same thing in 1956. He started fast in ' New Hampshire and Minnesota but lost every hand-to-hand bat tle with Stevenson after that Copyright 1956. Congressional Quarterly U. OF CALIF. FOREIGNERS Berkeley, Calif. (U.PJ For eign students on the three north ern campuses of the University of California totalled 1,216 for the spring 1956 semester. Ac cording to Allen C. Blaisdell, school adviser to foreign stu dents, 1,011 foreign visitors are enrolled at Berkeley, 147 at the Davis campus, and 58 at the UC Medical Center in San Fran cisco. Roto-Spader Phone 2-6255 I
